Social Responsibility And Sustainability

INTRODUCTION

Issues related to social responsibility and sustainability are becoming more important, especially in today’s economic and social environment, or as a whole in the business sector. Business aims are inextricable from the communities and environments within which they operate. Whilst short-term economic gain can be aspired, the failure to be considered for longer term social and environmental significance makes those business practices unfeasible.

Business sustainability is all about to fulfill the needs and wants of one’s customers, clients and stakeholder universally in a social trustworthy and thus, an economic effective manner accordingly. Business is foreseen to attain its core economic gain in allegiance of morality and

There are studies analyzed the factors that affect the preference of the most suitable strategy and indicate the level of development a company aims to achieve (Van Marrewijk, 2010 and Van Bommel, 2011). Companies with a low level of innovation normally will opt for defensive strategy, while organizations with higher level of innovation are competent to execute offensive strategies. However, businesses are free to decide on strategies for specific products or services and they can be varied. There are four categories of strategies identified: “obstructionist, defensive, accomodative and proactive” (Carroll, 1979, Wartick, Cochran, 1985, and Carroll, Buchholtz,

Boost gave the entire school a much needed make-over, building desks, library seats, and new blackboards, netball and volleyball posts and outdoor seating. The renovation was quoted as being the equivalent of what would have taken 12 years to complete and changed the lives of over 120 students in the Vuniyasi district.

The Kokoda Challenge Youth Program (2011-2012)

The Kokoda Challenge Youth Program is an experiential learning program offering young people the opportunity to realise their full potential and gain a brighter future for themselves and their families. The program uses the Spirit of Kokoda to teach the younger generation the value of endurance, courage, sacrifice and Mateship.

Build-A–Bike 2010

Whilst celebrating their 10th year anniversary in 2010, Boost are determined to give back and held a Bike Build donation for impoverished children. The whole Boost network armed with wrenches and keenness set about establishing children’s bicycles. Granting an unforgettable gift and memories to the children whom would in other respects never certainly not able to experience the great pleasure or the excitement of riding their first ever